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Qualifying begins for Feb. 1 elections

Qualifying began on Wednesday for the upcoming elections in Orleans Parish.

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Updated: 6:24 PM CST Dec 11, 2013

Qualifying begins for Feb. 1 elections

Qualifying began on Wednesday for the upcoming elections in Orleans Parish.

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Updated: 6:24 PM CST Dec 11, 2013

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WEBVTT QUALIFYING IS NOWUNDERWAY, FOR THE FEBRUARY FIRSTELECTIONS IN NEW ORLEANS..WDSU NEWS ANCHOR SCOTT WALKERJOINS US NOW WITH A LOOKAT WHAT'S EXPECTED TO BE A FULLBALLOT.A FULL BALLOT, INDEED, WITHRACES FOR THE MAYOR, ALLSEVEN CITY COUNCIL SEATS,SHERIFF, CORONER,ASSESSOR, AND CLERKS OF CRIMINALAND CIVIL COURTS..MAYOR MITCH LANDRIEU QUALIFIEDTODAY -- AS DID HIS FIRSTOPPONET.. N-DOUBLE-A-C-PCHAPTER PRESIDENT,DANATUS KING.AS FOR THE AT-LARGE-COUNCILSEATS ... CANDIDATES NOWHAVE TO PICK WHICH SEAT THEY ARERUNNING FOR.. STACYHEAD, THE INCUMBENT, AND EUGENEGREEN- A FORMER AIDE TOMARC MORIAL- ARE RUNNING FORDIVISION ONE..AND IN DIVISION TWO: IT'SATTORNEY JASON WILLIAMS, FORMERINTERIM COUNCILMEMBER ERNEST"FREDDIE" CHARBONNET"..AND CURRENT DISTRICT "D"COUNCILMEMBER, CYNTHIA HEDGE-MORRELL.AS FOR THE COUNCIL SEATS: INDISTRICT A INCUMBENT..SUSAN GUIDRY WILL FACE DREW WARD.ONLY THE INCUMBENT,LATOYA CANTRELL, IS SIGNED UPSO FAR.. IN DISTRICTB. SO FAR IN DISTRICT C: IT'SJACKIE CLARKSON, WHO ISTERM-LIMITED IN HER AT-LARGESEAT..AND FORMER JUDGENADINE RAMSEY. IN DISTRICT"D".. JOSEPH BOUIE AND JAREDBROSSETT BOTH SIGNED UP TO RUNTODAY.AND IN DISTRICT E - FORMER CITYCOUNCILMEMBER CYNTHIA WILLIARDLEWIS IS TRYING TO GET BACK IN.. SHE'S TAKING ON INCUMBENTJAMES GRAY.AND THREE PEOPLE WANT SHERIFFMARLIN GUSMAN'S JOB:IRA THOMAS..CHARLES FOTI, ANDQUENTIN BROWNALL QUALIFIED TODAY...AS DID THESHERIFF.AND NORMAN -- IT'S NOT OVER..CANDIDATES HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY ATFIVE.. TO QUALIFY.TO VIEW THE FULL LIST OF

Qualifying begins for Feb. 1 elections

Qualifying began on Wednesday for the upcoming elections in Orleans Parish.